Sanitary fixture



/ w. E. HINSDALE, SANITARY FIXTURE.

APPL`ICATION FILED JUNE I. 1918.

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Patented May 18, 1920.

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WINFIELD E. HINSDALE, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNGR TO TRENTONPOTTERIES COMPANY, OETRENTON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SANITARY FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Application led J'une 1, 1918. Serial No. 237,692'.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVINEIELD E. HrNs DALE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SanitaryFixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to an improved sanitary fixture and moreparticularly to a water closet bowl which is provided with means wherebythe bowl may be utilized for the purpose of washing out a bed pan or thelike, thus taking the place of the' usual slop sink. Not only does theinvention do away with the necessary installation of the slop sink butit enables the attendant to more readily attend to his duties, for, asis well known, closet bowls are usually installed at relatively closeintervals throughout a hospital, whereas, slop sinks are commonly placedat considerable distances apart; and it is by reason of the fact, madepossible by the present device, that the bowl may be utilized to rinseand sterilize the bed pan, that the attendant is saved many steps andconsequent loss of time.

In the washing of a bed pan it is desirable to employ hot water as wellas cold, and the present invention has to' do more particularly with themeans of supplying such water, and this by means which does away withthe placing of any undue strain or stress upon the earthenware of thecloset bowl incident to the use of hot water.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the parts that thewater supply pipe will be practically concealed from view.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a closet embodyingthe invention;

Fig. 2 a horizontal section on the line .II-II of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 a detail view of the coupling and jet nozzle;

Fig. 4L a view similar to Fig. 1, the closet being of the bracket type;and

Fig. 5 a horizontal sectional view taken on the line V-V of Fig. 4.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3, l denotes a closet bowl of the usualtype having a space or chamber 2 located beneath the forward portion ofthe bowl, said chamber being extended around to each side of thestructure, see Fig. 2. The rear wall 3 of such chamber, to each side ofthe siphon section of the bowl, is provided with an opening 4L, throughone of which, (dependent upon 'the convenience of installation) is introduced a hot water pipe 5. Said pipe is curved at its forward end and hasattached thereto a fitting 6, said fitting having a fiangeor shoulder 7,and being internally threaded. A rubber or other yielding bushing orgasket 8 rests upon the shoulder 7 and surrounds the upwardly projectingportion of the fitting, the bushing when the parts are positioned makinga close fit with the adjacent wall of an opening formed in the lowerforward portion of the bowl proper, the opening being below the normalwater line of the bowl.

A fianged bushing 9 is screwed into the fitting 6, the bushing beingprovided with a squared interior section 10 to admit of the insertion ofa key to screw the saine to place. When the parts are drawn up a tightand resilient or slightly yielding oint is effected without puttingstrain upon the china. Bushing 9 is also interiorly threadedv and intosuch threaded opening is screwed the nozzle 11, preferably of the jettype. Ad-

mission of the water may be controlled by` any means, not shown.

In Fig. 1 a bed pan is indicated in dotted lines in an invertedposition, the pan at its lower forward end resting on the forwardportion of the bowl in advance of the nozzle while the sides thereofcontact the rim of the bowl at each side adjacent the rear portionthereof. The pan is thus held in an inclined position and the jetsissuing from the nozzle impinging with force against the pan thor oughlycleanse and sterilize the same. The water, of course, runs back into thebowl and will pass therefrom in the usual manner. By placing the nozzlebelow the normal water level of the bowl, the nozzle will not` becomefouled except through sedimentation and as it may be readily removedwithout disturbing the coupling below it may easily be kept clean.Furthermore, by placing the nozzle below the water level, the hot watercannot come directly into contact with the china 0f the Closet, and thusdanger of breakage is avoided. Undue strain, due to expansion of thepipe when heated by the hot water, is taken care of by the curvature ofthe pipe and by the yielding joint employed between the bowl and thefitting.

In Figs. 4l and 5 the invention is shown as applied to a closet of thebracket or wall type. Under this construction the Abowl is provided witha depending skirt 12 the hot water supply pipe lying between the body ofthe bowl and the skirt and being housed or hidden thereby. The bowlunder this type may be slightly longer than is the case with the closetof the floor type, Figs. l and 2, and the pan to be cleansed may beplaced wholly within the bowl, coming to rest upon the walls thereofwith one end overlying the jet or nozzle. Under both constructions thenozzle is slightly inclined toward the rear and as a consequence thewater issuing from the nozzle sweeps into the pan and carrying with itthe shallow body of water overlying it, that is` assuming the bowl hasnot just been flushed, thus thoroughly cleansing the pan.

The control fixtures for the pipe line are not shown; they may be of anyapproved type for admitting both hot and cold water or an admixture ofthe two.

By the arrangement as above set forth, the bed pan feature of slop orservice sinks is eliminated and comparatively inexpensive fixtures maybe utilized at infrequent intervals for the ordinary or porters use ofthe institution; this of course insures initial economy and in additionthereto, as above noted, saves the time and labor of the trainedattendant.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is,-

l. In combination with a water closet bowl; a jet nozzle opening intothe bowl, below the normal water level, at the forward portion thereof;and a supply pipe housed within and concealed by the outside structureof the closet body and connected at its Amounted within said opening; asupply pipe connected to and extending rearwardly from said coupling;and a nozzle mounted in said coupling.

4. In combination with a water Ycloset bowl having an opening formed inthe bowl at the forward portion thereof and below the normal water lineof said bowl; a coupling yieldingly mounted in said opening; a pipeextending forwardly within the closet body and housed thereby, said pipeat its forward end being` curved and connected to the coupling; and aremovable jet nozzle mounted in the upper end of the coupling.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

WINFIELD E. HiNsDA-LE.

